A Heather Christie Production
Real Stories.
Real People. Real Love.
Now Available! Love Notes 2025 Livestream replay
LoveNotes! Press
“We can make the world a better place . . .
one love note at a time.”
LoveNotes! Real Stories. Real People. Real Love—a multimedia storytelling extravaganza—was born from deep heartbreak and undying hope.
After my marriage ended and my heart was broken in New York City, I needed to know that love was still real, and so I searched for it in others’ stories. The urge to hold that evidence up as a light for others to see was strong—and from it, the LoveNotes! project was born—real stories by real people about real love.
What LoveNotes! Is All About
Love is what makes us human, yet it remains the most confounding mystery of all. Through others’ stories, I discovered that love can be beautiful, magical, messy, elusive, even painful—and still the most powerful, healing, and connective force in the universe.
At its heart, LoveNotes! is a storytelling platform that celebrates that force.
The foundation is our annual All-Star Off-Broadway show each February in Manhattan, surrounded by touring satellite productions in cities like Indianapolis, South Central PA, and Reading, PA—with more to come.
Our award-winning LoveNotes! anthologies and soon-to-launch podcast continue the exploration—across the page and the airwaves.
The LoveNotes! Mission
Our mission is simple: to find and share evidence of what romantic love looks like as it walks around in the world.
Through true, first-person storytelling across stage, page, and podcast, we aim to create connection, foster community, and remind one another that love—in all its forms—endures.
Share Your Story ❤️
Calling all poets, lovers, and dreamers—anyone who has ever been struck by Cupid’s arrow and lived to tell the tale.
LoveNotes! is seeking true stories of romantic love in all its forms:
first love, last love, forever love, unrequited love, second-time-around love, the one that got away—and everything in between.
Stories must be true, first-person, and 750 words or fewer, capturing a defining moment or emotional truth.
Whether your story belongs on the stage, the page, or the podcast, we’d love to hear it.
Not Ready to Share? You Can Still Be Part of the Love ❤️
❤️ Attend a show
❤️ Host a show in your community (ten territories will be awarded in 2026!)
❤️ Buy the book
❤️ Follow us on Instagram and Facebook
❤️ Tell a friend about LoveNotes!
Help us spread light and love—one story at a time.
xoxo,
Heather Christie
Creator, LoveNotes!
heather@heatherchristiebooks.com
Now Available! Love Notes 2025 Livestream replay
New York City Off Broadway LoveNotes!
The Next Show Is . . .
Valentine’s Day – 2/14/2026
at Symphony Space
In-Person Tickets HERE
The New York City LoveNotes! Show is the All-Star Off-Broadway live in-person storytelling event in which real people – just like you spin their tales of love in front of a live audience. The NYC show curates the best of the best stories from the LoveNotes! community, showcasing the most compelling stories from the book, the podcast, the NYC storytelling community, and the LoveNotes! satellite cities. The NYC show is also live-streamed worldwide. The inaugural event showcased love stories from more than a dozen participants. The amazing welcoming audience for the 2024 inaugural show was lined up around the block pre-show!
Spreading love one love note at a time!
Join us for an unforgettable day of shows on February 14, 2026, as we celebrate love with our incredible All-Star cast featuring the heartwarming talents of Carolina A. Cardona, Helen Cheng Mao, Carl M. Banks, Steve McLean, DeAnna Whalen, Mitch Applebaum, Haley Lawrence, John McGinniss, Kory May, Neeta Agarwal, Suzanne Christie, and Marc S. Wood, all hosted by the Heather Christie. With music by the talented Glen Roethel, this live storytelling event at Symphony Space promises to weave captivating tales that resonate with the essence of real love. Come and be part of a vibrant community that recognizes that real people truly love real love, and experience the magic of heartfelt stories that inspire and connect us all.
LoveNotes! is spreading!
Find shows in Reading/Berks, PA and South Central PA, and in Indianapolis. More cities coming soon!
LoveNotes!
New York City Storytelling Show Auditions
It’s audition season! Tell your love story on the Off Broadway stage this Valentine’s Day!
There are two ways to audition to be in the New York City off-Broadway live-storytelling extravaganza in February 14, 2026:
Audition In Person!
… in New York City, Saturday, October 18, 12-3 PM. Auditions will be held at Ripley Grier Studios (131 W. 72nd Street, Studion 3F, New York, NY 10023). You must reserve your audition slot HERE. Remember you are writing your story and then reading that story for your audition. Don’t just walk in and tell us the story.
Please bring an extra copy of your story to leave with us. You do not have to memorize your essay. Instead, plan to read it to us. Don’t forget to click the SIGN UP! below to reserve your audition slot.
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Audition by Self-tape!
First read through the auditions guidelines HERE. Remember you are writing your story and then reading that story for your audition. Tape yourself on video reading your essay. Then submit via WeTransfer to heather@heatherchristiebooks.com. Put LoveNotes! Show Audition in the subject line. Please also email a Word Document of your essay to heather@heatherchristiebooks.com with the subject line: LoveNotes! Audition Essay.
If you also want to be considered for the anthology or podcast, make a note of that in your email.
Due by Friday, October 17 at 6 PM.
The only two requirements are:
- Your story must be true.
- Your story must be 750 words or fewer.
Please review FULL in-person and self-tape audition details here. Paying.
LoveNotes! The Show is available for national theatrical distribution in early 2025. Work with Heather Christie to spread hope in your city with LoveNotes! Contact heather@heatherchristiebooks.com.
LoveNotes! The Book
America’s Best Love Stories & More!
(next submission period 1/1/25-5/30/25)
The first edition of LoveNotes! Real Stories. Real People. Real Love. America’s Best Love Stories & More released November 11, 2024. Enjoy tales of love in all of its romantic incarnations: first love, last love, and all the messy love in between—from heartbreaking to healing and humorous to hopeful.
This unique book delivers hope with:
Real-life Love Stories
Thoughtful Journal Prompts
Inspiring Quotes
Fun Puzzles
Real Stories. Real People. Real Love.
Available 11/11/2024
The search is over. Discover America’s best, true love stories and more in LoveNotes! Real Stories. Real People. Real Love. Inspired by the NYC off-Broadway storytelling show, this one-of-a-kind storybook offers tales of first love, last love, and all the messy love in between, plus thoughtful journal prompts, inspiring quotes, and fun puzzles. Fall head over heels with this healing, humorous, and hopeful little tome. Here’s to spreading love—one story at a time!
Enjoy true love stories from these contributors: Stacy Alderman, Cara Alwill, Mitch Applebaum, Bella Bader & Philip Palladino, Sam Baker, Robin Eileen Bernstein, PJ Bodnar, Heather Christie, Suzanne Christie, Wanda Colon, Ivy Eisenberg, Joseph Farina, Melissa Giberson, Deborah Grey, Denise Hoth, Amy Impellizzeri, Julie Kling, Sunny Laprade, Haley Lawrence, Ronna J. Levy, Lisa Lucca, Lisa A. Mahoney, David Masello, Mark Mathias, Franklin Matthews, Katie McCollow, Rebecca Thatcher Murcia, Ellen O’Neill, Scott Thomas Outlar, Michael Owens, Johanne Pelletier, Raven Petretti-Stamper, Kerri Quinn, Karen Rippstein, Kassie Rubico, Holly Rutchik, Stacy Smith Rogers, Sarah Squires-Doyle, Sara Stansberry, Kay Stephens, Audrey Wick, and Avis Yarbrough.
2026 LoveNotes! Book Submissions
The submission period opens January 1, 2025 and closes May 30, 2025. Acceptances will be announced July 1, 2025, and the book will be released January 14, 2026
Upcoming LoveNotes! Submission Opportunities:
LoveNotes! Real Stories. Real People. Real Love., 2nd Edition – Again, I’m looking for stories of first love, last love, forever love, unrequited love, the against-all-odds love, gay love, trans love, the one-that-got-away love, happily-ever-after love, unexpressed love, if-I-could-do-it-again love, online love, arranged marriage love, worst date-ever love, friends-to-lovers love, never-ending love, oops!-that-was-a-mistake love, second-time-around love, and on and on.
LoveNotes! Heartbreak Survival Guide – Stories to mend a broken heart. Tales of hope & healing after disappointment, divorce, and death to give others a blueprint on how to may it through.
LoveNotes! Dating Diary – Stories of your first dates, last dates, disaster dates, online dates, blind dates–your stories of inspiration and intestinal fortitude to help others navigate the dating world.
LoveNotes! How We Met – Stories of how you met THE ONE.
You get the idea—any story about romantic love in any of its incarnations. No stories about how much you love your mom, kid, teacher, etc. The best stories are ones in which a single moment is explored that illustrates a larger message (hope, heartbreak, tenderness, fear, etc). In other words, have some action in your submission, not just exposition.
Ultimately, a LoveNotes! story is the kind of yarn in which Cupid has shot someone in the heart. This time there are three requirements:
- Your story must be true.
- Your story must be 1000 words or fewer.
- Submission as a Word Document (double-spaced, header: Last Name, First Name, page # top right)
Ready to submit?
Fill out the form below.
2025 Submission Period:
December 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025
LoveNotes! The Podcast Submissions
(50 stories will be chosen)
The LoveNotes! Podcast will have a two submission opportunities:
- Love Stories (real love stories written by real people-750 words or fewer) that will be read on-air by the author followed by a Q&A with Heather .
- This I Why I Love You Letters (300 words or fewer). Real love letters written by audience members (scribed in the first person), that will be precorded and played on-air at the end of each podcast.
More details and full submission details will be posted here soon. Keep checking back.
The podcast will launch in Q2 2025.